tourdesabbatical09

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Alas it is the end of my sabbatical. 2 months off of work. In less than 12 hours I will be returning to work. Since I returned from the road trip with Lauren we spent the majority of our time laying down the wood laminate flooring and painting. Almost done with the house. Just have to finish a few rows in the living room and then the kitchen. Besides that I went to jits a bunch and finished off with a trip to prarie city with John and Soroush and finally tonight I enjoyed a beer while watching "funny people."

All in all I cannot complain one bit. Perhaps the best 2 months of my life in many many years. I am so grateful to have had that opportunity. I can't believe 2 montsh is over and that I have been at Intel for 7 years. What a crazy ride. Thanks to my parents for coming out and watching George, Lisa for letting Jeff go to Europe, Jeff for planning and going to Europe, Lauren for planning a great US road trip, and of course George for dealing with the home construction and me being gone.

Ok, time for me to go to bed, gotta get up early and go to work after all. Only 6 years and 9 months til the next instalment of tour de sabbatical.

Monday, July 13, 2009

Spent today driving to Madrid and then we went to the palace and cathederal almudena. We also saw a pretty impressive cathedral in Zaragoza. Ate Spanish fast food , not impressed. Hung out in the room resting. Tonight well get some dinner and hit a pub. Tomorrow the prado and the reina Sofia(guernica is there) and then fly to Dublin for the night. This picture doesn't show it but jeff has a sweet sock tan, ask Jim to see it.

Sunday, July 12, 2009

The tdf is officially over for us. We finished off by watching the tour malet. It was amazing. We were right on the road and literaly lance and the pelleton road a foot away from us up one of the final switchbacks. Besides that we met a guy who road his motorcycle from Germany and we camped with him for a few days. Both jeff and I have been getting killed with allergies. We decided to get a hotel tonight on our way o Madrid. First shower and level bed to sleep on in 4 nights. Well check out the cathederal in Zaragoza and then we will hit madrid for a few dAys. Oh yeah Lisa saw us on the versus tdf coverage so look for us. On the climb to the summit waving us flag and gator flag.